F-35 Corrosion Program

Abstract

Background: HASC directed OSD Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight to conduct an evaluation of the F-35. Corrosion Evaluation Team (CET) assembled. Conducted site reviews at JPO and 5 contractor facilities. Similar reviews were also conducted at F-22 sites. CET findings reported back to the HASC. Drawn extensively from F-22 lessons learned. F-35 JPO response provided as an attachment to the report. Summary: The F-35 has a comprehensive corrosion prevention program. Leveraged legacy aircraft design lessons learned. Integrated the best processes from Navy and Air Force standards. Focused on early assessment of materials in an operational environment. Maintains active engagement in technology development communities. The Summer 2010 Technical Baseline Review validated approach. No significant gaps in design or testing were identified. Corrosion is always a systems engineering trade. Suggests a corrosion-proof aircraft is unlikely. Resulting corrosion-resistant design improved over legacy LO aircraft. The CET required the JPO to broadly review/defend prior decisions. Technical consensus of findings did not occur in all cases.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA568516

Entities

People

  • Kyle Russell

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautics
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Design
  • Aircrafts
  • Best Practices
  • Contractors
  • Control Systems
  • Corrosion
  • Corrosion Inhibition
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fuselages
  • Information Operations
  • Lessons Learned
  • Materials
  • Standards
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.